Are you looking for a simple, meditative project to showcase a fabulous set of minis? Then look no further than the linen stitch! This cowl is worked in a spiral with organic color changes, making it a relaxing piece to work on and a great way to use minis, variegated yarns, or even for stashbusting those leftover bits and bobs from last year’s projects!

This pattern is available for FREE on my website! The small fee for the pdf file you can download here, which includes additional photos for the initial joining and finishing as a bonus feature, helps me continue to be able to do what I love and share it with you! You can find more free patterns here: http://www.crochetcetera.com/free-patterns

STITCHES & TECHNIQUES:

• Single Crochet
• Working into a chain
• Joining to work in the round

GAUGE:

Before blocking, 38 sts and 38 rows in linen stitch = 4” (10 cm). Finished measurements after blocking were 44.5” (113 cm) around and 11.5” (29 cm) tall.

SUGGESTED MATERIALS:

• Squiggle Yarn Co mini sock skeins (20g, 87 yds 80 m each), light fingering weight (0: lace) yarn, 75% merino wool and 25% nylon, 12 mini skeins (1044 yds used in sample)
• C/2 (2.75 mm) crochet hook
• stitch marker(s)
• scissors
• darning needle
• 31” (79 cm) length of 1.5 mm leather cording (optional)
• bead(s) for ends of leather cording (optional)

I invite and encourage you to sell any items made from my patterns; I simply ask that you credit me for the design, especially if listing online, by linking back to the source of the pattern. Copying, redistributing, or selling the pattern itself or a derivative thereof is strictly prohibited.